Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band that helped spearhead the British Invasion of the early 1960s. During their 1969 American tour, the Stones were introduced and have often since been referred to as "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World." more...

Home
Accessories/ Storage
CDs
Cassettes
Music Memorabilia
Artists/ Groups
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Bee Gees
Blondie/ Debbie Harry
Blur
Bob Marley
Bon Jovi
Britney Spears
Celine Dion
Christina Aguilera
Cliff Richard
Coldplay
David Bowie
Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Dido
Dire Straits
Duran Duran
Elton John
Elvis
Eminem
Eric Clapton/ Cream
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Sinatra
Franz Ferdinand
Genesis
George Michael/ Wham
Green Day
Guns n' Roses
INXS
Iron Maiden
Jennifer Lopez
Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Cash
Joy Division
Justin Timberlake
KISS
Kylie
Led Zeppelin
Linkin Park
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Motley Crue
Motorhead
Nirvana
Oasis
Ozzy Osbourne
Pearl Jam
Phil Collins
Pink Floyd
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Robbie Williams
Rod Stewart
Rolling Stones
Sex Pistols
Shania Twain
Simply Red
Smiths/ Morrissey
Spice Girls
Stone Roses
T-Rex/ Marc Bolan
The Beach Boys
The Beastie Boys
The Beatles
The Clash
The Corrs
The Cure
The Darkness
The Doors
The Eagles
The Grateful Dead
The Jam
The Libertines/ Pete Doherty
The Police/ Sting
The Who
Tina Turner
Tom Jones
Travis
U2
UB40
Van Halen
Westlife
Whitney Houston
Blues
Classical
Country
Dance
Easy Listening
Folk
Indie/ Britpop
Irish Folk/ Traditional
Jazz
Metal
Other Music Memorabilia
Pop
Pop & Beat: 1960s
Punk/ New Wave
R&B/ Soul
Rap/ Hip Hop
Reggae/ Ska
Rock
World Music
Other Music Formats
Records

Originally an R&B outfit that recorded rock n' roll as well as ballads on their first album, they later took up country blues, country music, psychedelia, and reggae. By 1965 lead singer and harmonica player Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) and guitarist Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943) wrote almost all of the band's new material, including a string of number one songs for The Stones that continued until the early eighties.

The Rolling Stones still record and perform and are one of the longest running and most successful acts in show business. They are often the highest grossing concert act the years they tour, and every album of primarily new studio material has placed in the top 5 in the United States.

For more than forty years of The Stones' existence Jagger, Richards, and drummer Charlie Watts, have been constant members.

The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and they were rated #4 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

History

1962-1965

The Rolling Stones came into being in 1962 when former schoolmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones, who was playing with Alexis Korner's band Blues Incorporated. Brian named their new group after the title of the Muddy Waters song "Rollin' Stone". The original line-up included Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica), Brian Jones, (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Keith Richards (guitarist, vocals), Ian Stewart (piano), Dick Taylor (bass) and various drummers such as Mick Avory (later of The Kinks), Tony Chapman and Carlo Little. Guitarist Geoff Bradford participated in some rehearsals in June 1962 but left before the band's first official gig. Taylor left shortly after to return to art school, and was later to form Pretty Things. He was replaced by Bill Wyman. Charlie Watts joined the Stones in January 1963 as their new permanent drummer.

United by their shared interest in rhythm and themselves as London's premier live act, the band was even honoured with a visit from The Beatles. At first, Jones (who was ostensibly the band's lead guitarist but could play just about any instrument he could get his hands on), was their creative leader, despite Jagger increasingly becoming the focus during live performances. The band rapidly gained a reputation for their frantic, highly energetic covers of the rhythm and blues songs of their idols and, through their recently appointed manager Andrew Loog Oldham, were signed to Decca Records (who had passed when offered The Beatles, but were now tipped to the Stones by Beatle George Harrison ).

Read more at Wikipedia.org